THE LINTON MUSIC FESTIVAL 18,19 and 20 JUNE 2010 A posse of Worthenbury based blues fans journeyed down to the beautiful Herefordshire village of Linton which is situated close to the Gloucestershire border last weekend to sample for the first time the delights of this widely recommended little blues festival. All I can say following [...]

The Hexmen play The Griffin, Earlestown this Friday 2nd July@ 9:30pm Free Admission & parking, Earlestown station close by. After that they are at The Shakespeare Pub, Scarisbrick New Road, Southport 9:30pm on 10th July 2010. The Hexmen line up : George Hexman                     Vocals & harmonicas Dave Prudhoe                         Guitars Claudio Mura                          Bass Wayne Dangerous                  Drums [...]

CLASSIC CLAPTON 25th Anniversary Tour – 2010 St Helens 03 July 2010 CLASSIC CLAPTON will be continuing their 25th Anniversary Tour in St Helens on Sat 3 July. ST HELENS Haresfinch Sports & Social Club, Haresfinch Road, St. Helens, Merseyside, WA11 9NS Tel: 01744 609020                  www.haresfinchsocial.co.uk SATURDAY 3 JULY 9pm Tkts £9

BBC4 10pm Anvil: The Story Of Anvil Highly recommended touching story about the ups and downs of the music business and what friendship is all about.

This was the third visit to the Marina by this brilliant ensemble that combines the very best of Australian and British blues artistry. Singer/guitarist Geoff Achison was backed by his customary band that comprises the rich talents of Paul Jobson on keyboard, Sam Kelly on drums and Spy Austin on bass guitar. They bounced into [...]

A 30min Radio 4 programme about female blues players presented by Cerys Matthews. BBC iPlayer – Lady Plays the Blues http://bit.ly/dq3FpX In this documentary, ex-Catatonia vocalist Cerys Matthews travels to the USA to find out why so few women are known for singing and playing the blues. When it comes to the blues and those [...]

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Just one week to go before this year’s Worthenbury Festival. Here is the official flyer for the always excellent Festival on 03 July. Set in the beautiful North Wales/Cheshire borders just a few miles SE of Wrexham. Less than an hour from Manchester and Liverpool. Great music, camping, real ales, good food and an unbeatable [...]

Part Time Lover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDjHWuqz0iQ and the second copper bottomed classic I smell trouble http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=620AJ4W58SY How many times have these two classics been covered by Texan blues bands……?

Stephen Dale Petit O2 Academy 2 Liverpool Mon 19 Jul 10 Door time: 7.00pm Show time: TBC Stephen Dale Petit paid homage to the Blues with the album ‘Guitararama’, and the one time London Underground busker is attracting increasing critical acclaim.

Shar Baby with Steve Payne, and Johny Hewitt at Appleton Thorn Village Hall preforming the old Classic, Dimples. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOavbeFvS9I

You can win a copy of Aynsley Lister’s new album, Tower Sessions, by listening to the first 1/2 hour of Roots & Fusion on Stockport’s Pure Radio 107.8FM (online at www.pureradio.org.uk) this Friday, 25th June from 11pm. Just listen to the simple question and email the answer to studio@pureradio.org.uk with Roots & Fusion as the subject by midnight [...]

For over 30 years, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been the quintessential American band. The group’s distinctive and powerful sound, influenced by a diversity of musical styles, manifested itself into a unique musical hybrid via such barnburners as “Tuff Enuff” and “Wrap It Up”. Co-founder Kim Wilson, the sole original member, still spearheads the group as [...]

This one’s for Pete! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij08lEdA8hs

The Cadillac Kings will play on the opening night of the 2010 Hebden Bridge Arts Festival.  I know that Hebden Bridge is not strictly in the region but it’s just outside our area, it’s a lovely place and the Caddies are so damn good. http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/festival/2010/events/26.html

The Robert Cray Band Fri 02 Jul 2010 The Philharmonic Liverpool For thirty-plus years Robert Cray has laid down track after track of good-time, low-down blues. He’s won five Grammy’s and been nominated for 11 more. Cray’s virtuosity has led to collaborations with Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, [...]